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Sin Takes A Holiday - C. E. Sullivan; E. B. Derr
A dowdy secretary named Sylvia Brenner (Constance Bennett) agrees to marry her rich, divorce lawyer boss Gaylord Stanton (Kenneth MacKenna) so that he can avoid a marriage to one of his regular clients. The deal is that Sylvia will get a great allowance and the ability to travel anywhere she wants. While on a trip to Paris she begins to find herself and develop into a confident, uninhibited woman. She attracts one of Gaylord's cad friends Reggie Durant (Basil Rathbone) and contemplates an "affai...
Keywords: Pre-Code; romance; marriage; dirvorce; marriage of convenience; contract; Constance Bennett; Basil Rathbone; Kenneth MacKenna; social mores; morals; Pathé Exchange; talkies; early sound systems
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